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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Florida rates for HCPCS 62290

An injection into one disc in the lower back to help determine whether that disc is a source of back pain. A contrast dye is injected under imaging guidance so its spread and the patient's pain response can be evaluated, helping pinpoint a painful disc before considering further treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$182 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$398 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $200 to $10,965Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $135 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,182.57
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Florida· 47th of 51

$275

AK $676VA $204

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.